Boosted by a string of remarkable victories against the Russians, Ukrainian hopes have been raised that they could retake the contested region of Crimea.
As Christmas approaches and the blood-soaked Russia-Ukraine war rages on, attention is increasingly turning to Crimea as the next key battleground.against the Russian aggressors, Ukrainian hopes have been raised that their country may even be able to retake the fiercely contested region of Crimea.
But his claims were directly addressed and summarily dismissed by a Russian senator on Monday, who insisted Ukraine had no chance of regaining the region. Thick smoke billows from fires on the Kerch bridge, which links Crimea to Russia, after an explosion on October 8, 2022. Ukraine hopes to retake Crimea after Russia annexed the region in 2014.The senator also said Crimeans themselves had voted to remain part of Russia. He was referring to a referendum that was considered an illegal sham and wasn't recognized internationally.
"This will happen. This is ours. And just as our society understands it, I want the occupiers to understand it, too. There will be no place for them on Ukrainian land... The occupiers should know: we will oust them to the border. To our border, the line of which has not changed. The invaders know it well."
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